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One of the most influential works of this century, this is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide: the question of living or not living in an absurd universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Camus posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.--From publisher description.… (mais)
WilfGehlen: The Fall brings to mind The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge--tales that attempt to imbue the innocent with the wisdom of experience.
WilfGehlen: Camus was greatly influenced by Melville and in The Myth of Sisyphus mentions Moby-Dick as a truly absurd work. Reading Moby-Dick with Camus' absurd in mind gives a deeper, and very different insight than provided by the usual emphasis on Ahab's quest for revenge.… (mais)
A collection of short pieces on absurdist positivism would be one way to describe this. Impenetrable would be another. One of the most difficult to read books I've struggled through. I suspect a large part of this difficulty is due to the translation, but not reading French I'll never know. Nonetheless, the first essay on absurd reasoning and the title essay are well worth the struggle, and guaranteed to provoke serious thought if you can struggle through them. ( )
This one was struggle to read, after the first memorable and often-quoted sentence - I think I heard the rustle of some useful ideas lurking in this thicket of impenetrable prose. ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Please use this work only for editions containing the following set of essays: The myth of Sisyphus -- Summer in Algiers -- The minotaur, or, The stop in Oran -- Helen's exile -- Return to Tipasa -- The artist and his time.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
One of the most influential works of this century, this is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide: the question of living or not living in an absurd universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Camus posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.--From publisher description.
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